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Greenfields is a Sydney based, specialist Executive Recruitment & Search firm focusing exclusively on Legal, Company Secretary and Corporate Governance.

General Counsels and Director Management

General Counsels and Director Management

This March 2022 survey of 125 General Counsels (GCs) indicates ineffectiveness in director management activities across boards. The below information is sourced and shared from the survey by Gartner, Inc. in March 2022 and Lawyers Weekly article on GC ineffectiveness....

ACC’s In-house Legal National Conference in Brisbane

ACC’s In-house Legal National Conference in Brisbane

Greenfields is proud to be an Awards Sponsor of the ACC’s - Large In-House Legal Team of the Year Award held in Brisbane November 2022. For more information please see morethanalawyer.com.au   CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD PDF & SHARE   About Greenfields...

2022 Board & Executive Remuneration Snapshot

2022 Board & Executive Remuneration Snapshot

The Executive Search landscape is forever changing; immigration rates, interest rates and COVID-19 acting as key shifters in recent times. Simultaneous with these changes is the evolving attitude towards diversity, inclusion and executive remuneration within leading...

Governance and Risk survival guide for new financial year

Governance and Risk survival guide for new financial year

The new financial year is fast approaching and with it key changes and milestones across key governance and risk management issues. Following last month’s federal election and change in government there will be more change to come as 2022 progresses. This article...

Revealing Australia’s current diversity index Board performance

Revealing Australia’s current diversity index Board performance

This article is reveals Board performance across the top 300 Australian Board rooms within the 5 key diversity measures. You can download the complete 2022 Board Diversity Index here. THIS ARTICLE'S KEY FINDINGS: Diversity of culture in the Boardroom is moving in the...

3 ways a Company Secretary can take an integrated ESG approach

3 ways a Company Secretary can take an integrated ESG approach

This article is shares 3 ways a company secretary can take an integrated ESG approach with information from the following Diligent Down to Earth ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) white paper. You can download the complete white paper on their website here....

2022 Climate Change Guide for Boards and Management

2022 Climate Change Guide for Boards and Management

In this article from Lawyers Weekly and sources provided from the Governance Institute of Australia, it is shown that many companies don't have a clear roadmap of their climate change actions. The Governance Institute has provided a clear Climate Change Guide...

How General Counsel’s can prepare companies for cyberattacks

How General Counsel’s can prepare companies for cyberattacks

In this article from Lawyers Weekly, they highlight that understanding a company’s obligations in cases of a cybersecurity breach must be top priority for legal teams in 2022. It's important that General Counsel's prepare for cyberattacks and communicate this with...

Holding on to your best people through the great jobs attrition

Holding on to your best people through the great jobs attrition

As the world moves into a new phase of the pandemic response, and starts exploring ways to get lifestyles and work back on track, research is now focusing on what has happened to company culture in the past two years, what the future might look like, and how teams of...

2022: The Year Where ESG Dominates The Conversation

2022: The Year Where ESG Dominates The Conversation

A feature on Harvard Business Review has highlighted just how important sustainability and social responsibility has become. ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) has become a board-level conversation piece in a way that is unprecedented, with the pressure on...